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1. When are County offices open?
2. What can I bring into County buildings?
3. Where are your offices located?
4. How do I apply for a job with the County?
5. I am looking to do business with the county. Where should I go?
6. What do the Commissioners do?
7. When do the Commissioners’ meet?
8. How do I get a copy of a birth or death certificate?
9. How do I obtain a driver’s license, vehicle registration and other related matters?
10. Where do I go to apply for a Passport?
11. Where do I go for a license to carry a firearm?
12. I’m interested in purchasing a hunting, fishing or small games of chance license. Who handles that for the county?
13. I am looking for the Welfare Office/Assistance Office/County Assistance Office.
14. Where can I get assistance in paying my heating bill?
15. Where can I get food assistance?
16. Where can I go to find out what social services are available to help me?

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1. What is an agricultural conservation easement?
2. How would purchasing agricultural conservation easements preserve agriculture?
3. Who determines the value of agricultural easements?
4. How long are the agricultural conservation easements for?
5. Can a farmer buy back the conservation easement?
6. What are the farmer's right's after selling the conservation easement?
7. What land is eligible for conservation easement sale?
8. Do I have to maintain a soil/water conservation plan on the farm?
9. How is farmland preservation in pennsylvania funded?
10. Who will ensure that the deed restrictions are maintained?
11. Must I apply every year?
12. Do I pay taxes on easement funds?

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1. Where is the Conflict Office located?
2. Where should we park?
3. Do you validate parking?
4. Can my family members call and ask questions for me and discuss my case?
5. Why doesn’t my attorney return phone calls?
6. Do you have the number to Adult Probation/Domestic Relations/Clerks Office/Costs and Fines/District Attorney?
7. Who is my attorney and when is my next court date?
8. Does the Conflict Office handle Custody/Visitation Rights/Landlord Issues/Employment problems?
9. What is the contact information for York County Juvenile Probation, York County Youth Development Center, York County Children, Youth and Families, and York County MH-IDD?
10. Who can I talk to if my child is charged with a crime?

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1. Who is the Coroner?
2. What are the duties of the Coroner?
3. Where is the jurisdiction of the Coroner?
4. Who notifies the Coroner's Office of a death?
5. Are all deaths reported to the Coroner?
6. Are all Coroner records available to the public?
7. How do I obtain a Coroner's Report? Autopsy Report? Toxicology Report?
8. What is the cost for reports?
9. Who can retrieve the personal effects recovered from a decedent?
10. Do I need to identify or can I view my loved one in the morgue?

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1. Why are the bridges in poor condition? Don't you maintain them?
2. I never use these bridges, so why should I have to pay the $5 vehicle registration fee?
3. Why does it take so long when replacing or repairing a bridge?
4. The bridge I travel over looks fine. Why are you repairing/replacing it?
5. Why did you close my bridge?
6. Who makes sure the bridges in PA are safe?

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1. What can and can’t the CSHC staff do?
2. What if I can’t afford an Attorney?
3. If I choose to proceed without an attorney, where can I get forms?
4. How do I know where to file/the cost of filing?
5. How do I find out what some of the words in the forms mean?
6. What do I bring to the courthouse to file?
7. How do I E-file documents with the Prothonotary?
8. How do I get a Protection Order?
9. How do I know if I should file for Custody or Guardianship?
10. Where can I watch the Custody Supervision Video?

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1. How Do I Access Treatment?
2. What if I Cannot Afford Treatment?
3. I Have Insurance but It Doesn't Cover My Treatment
4. What Type of Treatment Do You Help to Fund?

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1. What is estate administration?
2. Who administers an estate?
3. What does a personal representative do?
4. What is done during administration?
5. What should be done first?

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1. I’ve received a jury summons, what should I do?
2. What happens if I ignore the summons?
3. Where is the courthouse?
4. What happens if I don’t want to serve or have a conflict?
5. Will I be paid and/or receive travel mileage to serve?
6. Will I receive meals while serving?
7. Who is eligible to serve on a jury?
8. What kind of cases might I hear as a juror?

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1. I am looking for the Welfare Office / Assistance Office / County Assistance Office
2. I am looking for the Department of Social Services
3. I was kicked out of my home and have no place to go. Who can I call?
4. How do I report Child Abuse?
5. Where can I get assistance in paying my heating bill?
6. Where can I get food assistance?
7. How can I find a specific service, or find all agencies providing a specific service?

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1. Are taxes payable on an estate?
2. What property is subject to inheritance tax?
3. Can the funeral expenses and unpaid bills of the decedent be deducted from the amount subject to tax?
4. Recently my mother died and now I am being told that I will have to pay an inheritance tax on my own money, can this be correct?
5. What is the family exemption and how much can be claimed?
6. Who is entitled to claim the family exemption?
7. Where is the inheritance tax return to be filed?

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1. Can you give me legal advice on what I should do?
2. How do I respond to a Citation I received?
3. How do I respond to a Civil Complaint I received?
4. Do I need an Attorney?
5. How do I request a continuance?
6. Will I get any points on my driver's license for the traffic citation I received?
7. How do I present a case before the Magisterial District Judge?

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1. What is Early Intervention?
2. Who can get Early Intervention?
3. How much does it cost?
4. What is a developmental delay?
5. What causes a developmental delay?
6. Will my child always have a developmental delay?
7. What if I am concerned about my child's development but I'm not sure they have a developmental delay?
8. Who can make a referral?
9. How do I make a referral?
10. Does my child need a diagnosis or a doctor's note to get Early Intervention?
11. What happens when I make a referral?
12. What happens after I make a referral?
13. What happens during the developmental evaluation?
14. What areas of development are evaluated?
15. What qualifies a child for Early Intervention Services?
16. What if my child does not qualify for services?
17. What if my child still needs services after age 3?

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1. What is the Intellectual Disabilities program?
2. What is an intellectual disability?
3. What is autism?
4. How do I enroll in the Intellectual Disabilities program?
5. Who is eligible for Intellectual Disabilities services?
6. What kind of testing is required for a diagnosis?
7. Where can I get a standardized test for a diagnosis?
8. If I am eligible for services, what happens next?
9. What is an Individual Support Plan?
10. What is a waiver?

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1. What is the Mental Health program?
2. What is mental health?
3. What is a serious emotional disturbance?
4. What is a serious and persistent mental illness?
5. Who can make a referral to the Mental Health program?
6. How do I enroll in the Mental Health program?
7. What happens after I make a referral?
8. What are the levels of case management?
9. What does a supports coordinator do?
10. Who is eligible for case management?
11. Once I am assigned to a level of case management, am I locked into that level?

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1. What is a Divorce Hearing Officer?
2. How should I dress in court?
3. How should I act in court?
4. Do I need an attorney?
5. What if I don't have an attorney?
6. What if I can't afford an attorney?
7. How can I check on the status of my case?
8. If I have something I want to tell a judge or a divorce hearing officer, should I call them or write them a letter?

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1. How long will it take to receive my passport?
2. How can I check the status of my passport?
3. What if I have an emergency and need to get my passport quickly?
4. I was getting my passport to use for domestic travel versus getting a REAL ID. Will I have trouble traveling without it

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1. What is the difference between probation and parole?
2. What is the difference between a county and a state sentence?
3. What is ARD?
4. After I complete the ARD program, how do I get my charges expunged?
5. What are the general conditions of Probation/Parole supervision in York County?
6. What are the arrest powers of probation officers in Pennsylvania?
7. How do I find out who the assigned probation officer is for an individual?
8. May someone on probation/parole or intermediate punishment leave the state?
9. How can I find out how much I owe for costs, fines, and restitution?
10. Where are fines, court costs, and restitution paid?
11. What happens if I do not pay my total in full before I come off probation?
12. I have an after hour emergency, what do I do?

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1. How do I file for divorce?
2. How do I get a copy of my divorce decree?
3. How do I get copies of documents filed in the prothonotary’s office?
4. How do I file for a name change?
5. How do I file a district justice judgement in the prothonotary's office?
6. How do I file an appeal to a district justice judgement?

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1. Can you change / add / delete a name on my deed for me?
2. Do you send my deed once my home is paid off?
3. How do I know if my mortgage is paid off?
4. Do you have a deed for my mobile home or trailer?
5. If a house is erected on my property, do I receive a new deed?
6. Who executes a satisfaction/release of mortgage?
7. What do I do if I paid my mortgage off but there’s no record of it?
8. Is it possible to keep a property transfer from appearing in the newspaper?
9. Do I need a copy of the mortgage in order to submit a satisfaction piece?

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1. What are your hours of operation?
2. How far back do your real estate records go?
3. Are your records available to the public?
4. What is the cost to use your computer terminals?
5. What methods of payment do you accept?
6. Can I receive information over the phone?
7. May I receive a copy of my document?
8. Can I view recorded documents from home?
9. Can I use my cell phone or camera to take photos of documents in the Recorder of Deeds' Office?

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1. What is the process if I’m a new or renewing notary?
2. Can I obtain a birth / marriage / death certificate from you?
3. How can I find my property boundaries?
4. Is there a notary available in your office?
5. Can I obtain legal advice from your office?
6. Can I obtain blank templates of documents in your office?

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1. How can I record my document?
2. How long does it take to receive my recorded document back?
3. How many checks do I need when recording a deed?
4. What do I need to record a subdivision plan?
5. Why should I record my military discharge or DD-214?
6. What documents do you record?
7. Can you record a copy of my document?

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1. Can you complete a title search for me?
2. How do I check for right of ways or easements on my property?
3. Can I search for liens in your office?
4. Do you have the plot plan for my development?
5. Why should I record my military discharge or DD-214?
6. How can I figure out who owns a certain property?
7. How can I figure out who used to own my property?
8. Do I have to search through books or a computer to find documents?
9. Can you figure out my family genealogy?

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1. How much is transfer tax when recording a deed?
2. Do I need a PA Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value form when recording my deed?
3. What other documents require a PA Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value form?
4. Do I need to pay transfer tax if transferring a deed to my parents (child, sibling, grandparent)?
5. What is a Common Level Ratio?

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1. What Do You Need to Know About Mail-In Voting?
2. What If I Move?
3. How Do I Cancel My Ballot Request?

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1. Who may enter a safe deposit box after the death of a decedent?
2. Do safe deposit boxes have to be inventoried by the state after someone passes away and who must be present?
3. How do I arrange an inventory of a safe deposit box?

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1. ¿Puedo leer las preguntas más frecuentes en Español?
2. Am I registered to vote?
3. How do I register to vote?
4. What if I need to make a change to my registration?
5. How do I sign up to vote by mail or absentee and what's the difference between the two?
6. Did I sign up to receive a mail-in ballot in November?
7. Can I withdraw my request for a mail-in ballot and vote in person?
8. Where can I return my voter registration or mail-in ballot application in person?
9. What is the deadline to return my mail in or absentee ballot?
10. When can I expect my mail-in ballot?
11. Will there be a secure drop box for my mail-in ballot?
12. Can I return my spouse or adult child’s mail in ballot to the election office?
13. If I requested a mail-in or absentee ballot and do not return it to the elections office by 8 pm on May 18, can I still vote at my poll?
14. If I applied for a mail-in ballot and registered to vote at the same time will my mail-in request be rejected if the registration is not finalized first?
15. If I submitted a paper application for a mail-in ballot and have not received it should I reapply online for the mail-in ballot?
16. I received notice that my mail-in ballot application was rejected. What do I do?
17. Do I have to return my mail-in ballot in the “secrecy envelope?"
18. Why do you continue to send me mail-in ballot applications?
19. Where can I vote early for the primary election?
20. Do I have to change my political party to vote for a certain candidate in the general election?
21. Will I be permitted to obtain an in-person or over the counter ballot at the elections office in advance of the November 2, 2021 election?
22. I received several emails saying that I would be receiving my mail-in or absentee ballot. Does that mean I will receive multiple ballots?
23. I filled my ballot out in blue ink. Will it still be valid?
24. I signed my name in the declaration area but put my birthdate where today's date should go. Will my ballot be accepted?

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1. What is a will?
2. Should everyone have a will?
3. Is my will on file with the Register of Wills?
4. What happens if you don't have a will?
5. When is a will effective?
6. Must a will be witnessed?
7. When should a will be changed?
8. If I am named in a will, can I simply assume responsibilities to carry out the terms of the will?
9. If a short certificate is needed to liquidate or receive certain assets of a decedent, can I purchase one from the Register of Wills?
10. Does a valid will avoid Pennsylvania Inheritance Taxes?
11. Must a lawyer write a will?

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1. I followed the steps but can't get my certificate, why?

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1. What is the 'GIS Agreement'? Where can I find that document?
2. What should I do after I've collected paper copies of the Resident Sign-Up Form?
3. Where do I get the Excel form?
4. Will County staff enter my resident information into the required Excel spreadsheet for me?
5. The first block of the required Excel spreadsheet asks for an ID Municipal Number -- how do I fill that in?
6. In the Township/City/Borough field on the required Excel spreadsheet, do I put the municipality name or the mailing address?
7. How many resident sign-up sheets should I collect before having maps created?
8. Who updates the ECRIN resident information?
9. How often should information be updated?
10. How do I get a map created?
11. How do I get help with the Special Needs Registry?
12. How do municipalities get residents to sign up? How do they advertise the program?